Global June 2016

CSUF Joins Statewide Effort to Expand College Access for Those Formerly Incarcerated

Cal State Fullerton will join a statewide effort led by San Francisco State University to expand college access for formerly incarcerated individuals. CSUF is among seven California State University campuses – including Bakersfield, Fresno, Pomona, Sacramento, San Bernardino and San Diego – that will establish programs modeled after SF State’s Project Rebound. Established in 1967 by the late John Irwin, the program helps those who have spent time in jail or prison earn college degrees.

Global June 2016

Indiana University to name inaugural Grand Challenges initiative

Indiana University's inaugural Grand Challenges initiative will be announced Monday, June 20, in downtown Indianapolis. The most ambitious research program in the university’s history, IU's Grand Challenges program will invest $300 million in seed funding over the next five years for up to five initiatives that will harness the combined promise of premier IU scientists, scholars and students in close collaboration with business, nonprofit and government leaders.

Global June 2016

Stockton’s Student Outcomes Symposium Shares Best Practices to Improve Services

More than 200 higher education leaders convened to share best practices at the Student Outcomes Symposium, hosted by the William J. Hughes Center for Public Policy at Stockton University on June 15. The symposium explored students’ academic success, workforce preparation and civic participation, and was attended by career counselors, academic advisers, admissions counselors and employers from 32 colleges and universities.

Global June 2016

New SLCC Building at St. Martinville Campus Ready to Open

South Louisiana Community College's new $9.2 million campus in St. Martinville will welcome its first students this fall. The 36,000-square-foot facility off La. Highway 31 replaces a 1960s-era campus that now serves about 100 students. Enrollment is expected to rise, and the new building was designed to allow for easy additions to meet future demand.

Global June 2016

UPDATE: Presidential Primaries

Hillary Clinton won Washington, D.C. in yesterday's presidential primaries and has exceeded the number of delegates needed for the Democratic Party's presidential nomination. Clinton now has a combined total of 2,800 pledged delegates and superdelegates. The number needed for the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination is 2,383. On the Republican Party’s side, Donald Trump has a total of 1,542 delegates. The number needed for the Republican Party’s presidential nomination is 1,237.

Global June 2016

Cal State Fullerton to Further Harness the Sun’s Power

Cal State Fullerton is moving ahead with more solar power to expand the array of solar panels that harness the force of the sun to power lights, computers, air conditioning and other campus equipment. It’s been four years since the university “threw the switch” for a photovoltaic installation on the rooftops of the Clayes Performing Arts Center, the Kinesiology and Health Science Building and the Eastside Parking Structure.

Global June 2016

Trident University International Selected As ‘Great School’ For Adults By Forbes

Forbes has chosen Trident University International (Trident) as one of their “10 Great Colleges for Adults Returning to School.” The list, which went live on May 23rd, also includes the likes of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Data for this list was pulled from College Factual, a higher education information hub. The ten colleges and universities featured are ranked in a number of different ways, including how the needs of adult students are met.

Global June 2016

Texas Rangers Draft Henry Ford College Baseball Player Kyle Roberts in 5th Round

The Texas Rangers drafted Henry Ford College (HFC) baseball player Kyle Roberts in the 5th round of the 2016 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft. A left-handed pitcher for HFC, Roberts was the Rangers’ 159th overall pick. A 2014 alumnus of Allen Park High School, Roberts graduated with his associate degree in Business Administration last month from HFC. He was a member of the Hawks Academic Team for the winter 2016 semester.

Global June 2016

Family Says UNR Football Player Presumed Dead Died a Hero

The parents of a University of Nevada, Reno football player from Honolulu who is presumed to have drowned in Lake Tahoe say their son died trying to save others. Rescue crews called off their search for Marc Ma on Monday, but officials say efforts to recover his body will continue. Ma, 20, had been on a paddle board trip with several football players on Friday when the group encountered strong winds off Lake Tahoe's west shore. Ma's board was found adrift.

Global June 2016

LaGuardia Community College Awards Associate’s Degrees to More than 1,500 Graduates at 44th Commencement

More than 1,500 graduates celebrated earning their associate’s degrees at the 44th Commencement of LaGuardia Community College held earlier today. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz, a long-time champion for higher education, gave the keynote address. Queens Borough President Melinda Katz has been a dedicated advocate on behalf of LaGuardia Community College—having allocated $2.75 million to LaGuardia programs including the development of high-quality, customized technology-driven and entrepreneurial training center.

Global June 2016

Study finds global legalization trial escalates elephant poaching

Two researchers who examined elephant poaching data and the ivory trade say policymakers who consider legalizing some illicit trade may be relying on a faulty theory that legalization makes black markets collapse. The admonition comes in a paper posted today by the National Bureau of Economic Research, Solomon Hsiang, a University of California, Berkeley, public policy professor and director of the campus’sGlobal Policy Lab, and Nitin Sekar, an ecologist at Princeton University.

Global June 2016

13 Firefighters Hospitalized after Blaze at Newark College

Essex County College is closed following a fire that left more than a dozen firefighters hospitalized after suffering heat exhaustion. The campus is closed Monday because Sunday's fire left it without electricity. Newark Public Safety Director Anthony Ambrose tells NJ.com (http://bit.ly/1YmcAs0 ) workers reported a possible electrical fire in the sub-basement of a building. Officials say the building was evacuated and the fire was extinguished.